Jan Suchopárek, coach: "Our aim was to get to these finals. There's no favourites from my point of view. Portugal and Sweden are very experienced teams, but we all have similar opportunities. It'll be important to acclimatise properly out here. Our squad is at its best."

Giorgi Kipiani, coach: "Participation in a European Championship is an honour. Some teams might have more experience but we all have more or less an equal chance – the three matches will all be even, and it could mean qualification will be decided in a single match. The team is aware of the high responsibility on them, but this shouldn't be a psychological pressure for us. They're young players, doing their best, and I'm sure they'll be able to show their best qualities."

Hélio Sousa, coach: "Our aim is always to qualify, it's a unique opportunity for young players. It will make them stronger in the future. We'll try to play our style, using our strengths. It will be an open group, you have to be strong in every game and we'll try to be at our best in each game to show what we can do."

Claes Eriksson, coach: "It's a great honour for Sweden to qualify for the first time – a great honour. It will give us lots of experience; the players will remember this tournament for the rest of their lives. This group is very open, all the teams are good, with good skills, and I expect it to be decided in the third round of games. There's lots of team spirit, of course – that's the Sweden way – and hopefully some individual skills can help us get the three points in each game."

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